TEST CRICKET

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 88, 4 December 1931, Page 5

TEST CRICKET

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•SPRINGBOKS' DEFEAT AUSTRALIA SECURES VICTORY BY INNINGS AND 163 RUNS BATSMEN'S EFFORTS FAIL

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Rec. Dec. 3, 10 p.m. BRISBANE, Thursday. The weather was cool and cloudy for the resumption of the Test Match Australia v. South Africa. There was a good attendance. Overnight rain made the wiqket more dangerous than yesterday. Play was nOt resumed until 12,30 p.m.- , .It was immediately seen that the position of South Africa was desperate. Bradman showed that he had shaken off his indisposition hy throwing .down Mitchell's wicket. Ironmonger, tied the hatsmen up and the side was soon out for 170, Morkel made only three runs in 69 minutes. Woodfull forced the South Africans to follow-on, The wicket was changea,ble and favoured the bowlers throughout. The South Africans were disposed to go for runs. Christy hit Ironmonger for a sixer. Cameron treated Grimmett similarly. Taylor again batted attractively, hitting seven fours, batting for 83 minutes. Wall bowled with, exeellent direction but occasionally was bumping hadly. He bowled 15.1 overs, including 7 maidens. Ironmonger's figures for the match were 77 overs, 45 maidens, 86 runs, 9 wickets. The gate takings amounted to £3033. Australia won by an innings and 163 runs. Scores. — AUSTRALIA - First Innings ;.. 450 • SOUTH AFRICA. — First Innings. Christy, b Wall .... 24 ; Curnow, b Ironmonger 11 Cameron, st Oldfield, b Grimmett 4 Taylor, p Wall 41 : Dalton, c and h Ironmonger .... 11 McMillan, c Oxenham, b Ironmonger .... 0 Mitehell, run out 58 Morkel, c McCabe, b Ironmonger 3 Vincent, c Nitschke, b Grimmett 10 Quinn, c Riggs (sub.), b Ironmonger 1 Bell, not out 1 Extras 6 Total 170 Fall of wickets: 1 for 25; 2 for 45; 3 for 49; 4 for 129; 5 for 140; 6 for 140; 7 for 152; 8 for 157; 9 for 168; 10 for 170. Bowling: Wall took two wickets for 39 runs; McCabe none for 16; Grimmett two for- 49; Ironmonger five for 42; Oxenham none for 18. SOUTH AFRICA. — Second Innings. Christy, c McCabe, b Ironmonger 15 Curnow, b Grimmett 8 Mitehell, b Wall 0 Cameron, b Ironmonger 21 Taylor, c Oxenham, b Ironmonger 47 Dalton, b Wall 6 Morkel, b Wall 5 McMillan, c Nitschke, b Wall .... 0 Vincent, c Rigg, b Wall .... .... 1 Quinn, c McCabe, b Ironmonger ^ 0 Bell, not out ' 0 Extras 14 Total 117 Fall of wickets: 1 for 16; 2 for? 19; 3 for 34; 4 for 48; 5 for 97; 6 for 111; 7 for 111; 8 for 117; 9 for 117; 10 for 117. Bowling: Wall took five wickets for 14 runs; Ironmonger, four for 44; Grimmett one for 45.